"Is there no God, then, but at best……" — Thomas Carlyle

"Is there no God, then, but at best an absentee God, sitting idle, ever since the first Sabbath, at the outside of his Universe?"

— Thomas Carlyle

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My dad was an absentee dad, so it was always important to me that I was part of my daughter's… — Samuel L. Jackson
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If one yearns to see the face of the Divine, one must break out of the aquarium, escape the fish… — Tom Robbins
We were always around my dad, so he wasn't absentee at all. I don't think it was normal, but it… — Sofia Coppola
We plan absentee ownership as far as running the Yankees is concerned. — George Steinbrenner
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It must never be forgotten that Almighty God rules this world. He is not an absentee God. — Edward McKendree Bounds
I did not send in my absentee ballots to Alaska. I'm going to be in trouble. Sorry, mom! — Bristol Palin
Parents should not work hard to give their children the best, and in doing so; missing out on the most… — Geraldine Vermaak

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